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oh 'burp', not 'burn'.

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Monday, 5 February 2007 13:37 (seventeen years ago) link

the trumpet-playing 'how to be a lesbian' bit killed.

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Monday, 5 February 2007 13:37 (seventeen years ago) link

> tv burp was again almost flawless.

funniest bit was the 'who do you think you are?' / 'you don't know you're born' comment. i doubt itv bosses were laughing though.

> do they repeat it?

yes. late night, sometime in the week. (midnight, wednesday night)

― Koogy Bloogies (koogs), Monday, 5 February 2007 13:40 (seventeen years ago) link

TV burp is funny

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 5 February 2007 13:57 (seventeen years ago) link

the breakthrough

― vita susicivus (blueski), Monday, 5 February 2007 13:57 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm loving Harry Hill's riffs on Ray Mears and that nature guy who never finds what he's looking for ("Up in the sky, that's birds... On the ground, that's mostly dogs...")

― chap (chap), Monday, 5 February 2007 14:46 (seventeen years ago) link

It almost makes me want to watch those programmes, but I'm afraid that might spoil it.

And when it's finished, all the "normal" problems look as if they are deliberately bad, for laughs or something.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Monday, 5 February 2007 14:49 (seventeen years ago) link

that nature guy who never finds what he's looking for

The bit the other week with the rules for which snakes are poisonous was comedy gold.

― I don't know whether to play the trumpet, read a book or be a lesbian. (aldo_cow, Monday, 5 February 2007 14:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Screen Wipe not quite firing on all cylinders there, but Justin Lee Collins presenting The World At War was inspired.

― I don't know whether to play the trumpet, read a book or be a lesbian. (aldo_cow, Monday, 5 February 2007 22:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, he's starting to repeat himself a bit - how many times has he done psychics? A few chuckles, though.

― chap (chap), Monday, 5 February 2007 22:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Once, I am going to remember this is on.

Friday sees the return, on BBC Scotland only, of comedy scripted by Jack Doherty and Moray Hunter. A pilot only, mind, but it's a start.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 5 February 2007 23:52 (seventeen years ago) link

That's quite exciting, Ailsa. Do(c)herty looked very rough when I saw him on Wardour Street last week. Probably just got up (it was 2pm). This was two minutes after seeing Victoria Wood hefting a large bag up Newman Street. Flickr friends will know of my latest Britcom celeb encounter. But it's Soho - the place is crawling with people visiting their agents/postprod studios/prod companies/etc. And none of them look like they have to get up (or go to bed) as early as I do. (He says, posting at midnight).

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 00:00 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, Docherty. Pete's junkie ways have infested my brane.

It stars Docherty, Hunter, Morwenna Banks and John Gordon Sinclair (who hasn't actually done anything of note since Fraggle Rock, I don't think, but he gets a free pass for life in my world for Gregory's Girl and That Sinking Feeling)

Looks a bit shit, mind.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 00:06 (seventeen years ago) link

ally saw m hunter on byres rd, a month and a bit ago, and I saw j g sinclair in somerfield on byres rd, about a month ago

no idea what's happened to m banks

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 09:05 (seventeen years ago) link

burp > burn.

brooker needs to make big statements too much.

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 09:14 (seventeen years ago) link

I've seen Morwenna Banks around here a bit too; probably doing lots of voiceover work. "More Peppa Pig!" I almost shouted at her. The lad Sparkes is also doing children's stuff and regional-only TV.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 09:16 (seventeen years ago) link

i mean, still rep him to the fullest and all.

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 09:17 (seventeen years ago) link

do you like macs?

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 09:18 (seventeen years ago) link

i have one. it's okay. the ex says the article was silly because for some people a mac is a work requirement.

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 09:22 (seventeen years ago) link

brooker's summation of CBB was spot on.

did noddy mention last week that the absolutely team had some animation thing going out on during the day on ch4? possibly repeats of after midnight stuff?

― Koogy Bloogies (koogs), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 09:35 (seventeen years ago) link

02:30 Humdrum [repeat] [subtitles]
A shadow-play, voiced by Jack Docherty and Moray Hunter, dealing in a humorous way with boredom.

― Koogy Bloogies (koogs), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 09:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Mowenna Banks is David Baddiel's other half I believe!
She was in one of the Thick Of It episodes -playing the actress in the focus group..

― Pandas At War (pandas at war), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 11:37 (seventeen years ago) link

She was also in Baddiel's Syndrome...

― DavidM* (unreal), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 11:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, she has spawned child of Baddiel too. Also, she was in Saxondale, but no-one watched that, did they?

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 20:44 (seventeen years ago) link

They should have. It was great.

― Venga (Venga), Tuesday, 6 February 2007 20:49 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.dirkgently1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/harry.jpg

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 09:17 (seventeen years ago) link

A lot of these BBC3 things seem to be not making DVD. I wonder why that is then? The Smoking Room seems to have come out in every format imaginable.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 09:33 (seventeen years ago) link

OH DEAR GOD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEkTlabUjyk

― Frogm@n Henry (Frogm@n Henry), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 09:39 (seventeen years ago) link

I KNOW

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 09:46 (seventeen years ago) link

He's got to have some kind of spreadbet on, no-one can be that oblivios and repulsive.

― Frogm@n Henry (Frogm@n Henry), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 09:46 (seventeen years ago) link

oblivious

― Frogm@n Henry (Frogm@n Henry), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 09:47 (seventeen years ago) link

he thinks he's acting a role.

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 10:00 (seventeen years ago) link

ha ha @ harry hill turn-to-camera

― vita susicivus (blueski), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 10:07 (seventeen years ago) link

acrobat found it (it's upthread) -- but i want to use it all the time now!

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 10:09 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't know if it counts as comedy but omfg is Shameless jumping shark after shark or what. I can't believe I found myself sitting watching an Alsatian dog blowing off a blindfolded security guard. When C4 says "scenes of a sexual nature" in the pre-programme warning they should really mention bestiality at some point.

― onimo (onimo), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 10:14 (seventeen years ago) link

i think the harry pic needs a bit of text to indicate that sound makes to express suprise/confusion/disdain but i'm not sure words can represent it with any accuracy.

― acrobat (elwisty), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 12:02 (seventeen years ago) link

Why all this outrage @ Gervais clip? Seesm like pretty standard stuff to me, could easily imagine Stiller or Steve Martin doing something similiar.

― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 12:26 (seventeen years ago) link

with them it'd be acting role. with him, it's actually him.

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 12:27 (seventeen years ago) link

the Harry img needs to be animated ideally.

― vita susicivus (blueski), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 12:28 (seventeen years ago) link

and repeatedly posted on certain threads

― acrobat (elwisty), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 12:31 (seventeen years ago) link

it's a bit big tho. i'm a shrink it and re-upload probably.

― vita susicivus (blueski), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 12:35 (seventeen years ago) link

with them it'd be acting role. with him, it's actually him.

Would it really? Not that I have any dirt on Stiller or Steve Martin (both of whom I like) specifically, but it's hardly uncommon for comedians with asshole personas to carry that off into their private life (or, well, what is known of it to the public at large, anyway.) Chevy Chase and assorted 70's SNL cokeheads to thread, you know.

Ok, I don't actually live in the UK, so don't have to swallow as much of Gervais's smugness as you guys do (did hear some of his recent radio stuff, pretty painful), but I was really expecting a bit more from that clip.

― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 12:49 (seventeen years ago) link

I think "Ricky Gervais is the new Chevy Chase" may be the crux of why Gervais is such a fucking stain.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 12:50 (seventeen years ago) link

actually the thing about teh clip is how rote and lazy it is. sure the obnoxious schtick is annoying but now it's just been repeated so much that you can trace his thoughts / words. it's not just the tone it's the lack of effort.

― acrobat (elwisty), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 12:52 (seventeen years ago) link

also myspace is aming me HATE mitchell and webb with a passion.

"i'm a PC i dominate the home and the office..."

FUCK THE FUCK OFF ARGH!!!

― acrobat (elwisty), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 17:51 (seventeen years ago) link

My friend made a point last night that it's a strange advert because the role for which Webb's most famous isn't exactly aspirational - Jez is as much of a loser as Mark in his own way.

― chap (chap), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 17:54 (seventeen years ago) link

Donny Tourette has just been unknowingly one of the funniest things on Brit TV comedy in a long time on NMTB.

― I don't know whether to play the trumpet, read a book or be a lesbian. (aldo_cow, Wednesday, 7 February 2007 22:33 (seventeen years ago) link

please explain.

also need more HATE for mitchell and webb apple ads. agrh. unfairly cementing my peep show is overrated pish position. are macs meant to be REALLY UNBEARABLY SMUG?

― acrobat (elwisty), Thursday, 8 February 2007 11:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Al Murray? He gets paid for that?

― Tom D. (Dada), Thursday, 8 February 2007 11:40 (seventeen years ago) link

He came on and did his patented "I'm a rebellious punk rocker" thing and everyone, including the other musicians, just ripped the piss out of him for the entire show. Possibly the funniest bit was Mr "real punk" not knowing the words to "Anarchy In The UK".

I need to try and find a t0rr3nt of the show his band did for E4, they showed a clip and it looked utterly ridiculous.

― I don't know whether to play the trumpet, read a book or be a lesbian. (aldo_cow, Thursday, 8 February 2007 11:43 (seventeen years ago) link

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